See how Preston has changed over the intervening seven decades by checking out some of our very best retro archive pictures from the late 1950s.
17. Todayâs Looking Back shows The Royal Hippodrome Theatre, Preston, pictured shortly after closure in July 1959. On the left is Hawkins Mill Shop, and right is Slingers former ironmongers. The new C&A department store replaced these buildings. The only surviving artifact in this image is the 18th century lead water spout-head, above Slingerâs, which is now in the custody of the Harris Museum. Picture courtesy of Preston Digital Archive. Please send your photos to the address below
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19. Fulwood County Secondary School, Preston, 1958. Instruction from the expert, Miss Hilary Peet, physical education mistress, who plays netball for Lancashire and who is also a member of the County swimming team.
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